Mary Hartzell Obituary Mary Almina Hartzell, age 89, of Minnetonka, MN, passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus on Friday, February 25, 2022. She was born on November 6, 1932 to Clarence and Vera Miller in Minneapolis, MN and grew up in the Minneapolis area. When she was 12 years old, she heard the Gospel for the first time at a Salvation Army evangelistic meeting, responded and was saved. The next night her brother, George, gave his life to Christ at the same meeting. They later moved to a farm near St. Francis where she attended high school and was involved in starting a Christian Fellowship Club. At one of those meetings her pastor invited a pastor from Russell, MN to speak. That pastor brought along a young Bethel student to be the soloist, named John Hartzell. John and Mary began writing to each other and later a courtship began. After graduating, Mary made plans to attend Northwestern College and John decided to transfer there as well. They were engaged that fall and married on June 23, 1951. From that time on, Mary was John's partner in life and ministry for the next 70 years. Mary was always known to be a prayer warrior. When her first child was born in 1953, she started the practice of praying for him every day, and continued with each child as they came along. Then, as each child married, she added their spouses, grandchildren, spouses of grandchildren, and great grandchildren. She would often seek out prayer requests from her children and also from friends and everyone she knew. Mary was preceded in death by her parents, her husband John, daughter Suzanne, sisters Ruthie and Doris, and brother Harold. She is survived by her brother George (Lorraine) and her children: Tim (Lynne), Janna (Don), Mary Ann (Jeff), Dawn (Steve), and Paul (Holly), 22 grandchildren, and 30 great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at Fourth Baptist Church, 900 Forestview Lane North, Plymouth, MN on Saturday, March 5th. Visitation will be at 10:00, service at 11:00, with a lunch to follow. The service can be joined via live stream for those unable to attend at https://fourthbaptist.org/live-stream-archive/. The Hartzell family would like to extend their gratitude to the wonderful staff at Elder Homestead and Grace Hospice. Memorials preferred to Fourth Baptist Church. Services Memorial Service Saturday March 5, 2022 11:00 AM Fourth Baptist Church (Forestview Lane North)